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Monday 14 August 2017

White racists who took part in the Unite the Right protest march in Charlottesville, Virginia, which saw a woman killed and at least 30 people injured, have started sulking like ickle tiny babies after the internet started identifying them, leading to one demonstrator losing his job.

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Followers of the Twitter account Yes You're Racist have been helping to identify people who were photographed taking part in the white supremacy march – including one man who was wearing a t-shirt celebrating the rap group Wu Tang Clan, who he will doubtless be horrified to discover are all black.

The first person they identified, Cole White, was later fired by the restaurant chain Top Dog, who issued a statement saying he had lost his job as a direct result of his participation in the demonstrations.

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One man whose picture became a symbol for the angry, racist marchers, Peter Cvjetanovic, 20, received so much abuse after he was identified, that he did an interview with a TV station in his home city of Reno, saying that he hoped that people would realise he wasn't "an angry racist".

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“I did not expect the photo to be shared as much as it was,” he told Channel 2 News. “I understand the photo has a very negative connotation. But I hope that the people sharing the photo are willing to listen that I’m not the angry racist they see in that photo.”

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Sure, Peter, that definitely comes across in this picture of you screaming during a protest about white nationalism.

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A man has been arrested for driving his car into a group of people protesting the march, killing Heather Heyer and injuring dozens of people who, like her, were protesting the white power march, has also been identified as previously taking part in similar marches.

The mother of 20-year-old James Fields Jr told Associated Press that she knew her son was attending a rally, but not that it was in support of white supremacists.

Donald Trump, meanwhile, has been widely criticised by Democrats and Republicans alike for failing to denounce the march as domestic terrorism, despite having previously issued tweets criticising everything from TV shows to Kristen Stewart breaking up with Robert Pattinson.

We ALL must be united & condemn all that hate stands for. There is no place for this kind of violence in America. Lets come together as one!